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birch bark matting1927.1734 . 176333.2

« Two trays consist of three rectangular pieces of birch bark tied together with string. To prevent splitting, sticks the width of each end were split in half and secured on either side of the ends with spruce root (fig. 8). According to Speck, meat obtained through dream instructions was placed on these trays at the time of feasts. Rogers (1967, pp. 34-35) describes similar trays used by the Mistassini and he notes that they may have been used only for feast food. When not in use, these trays were rolled into a cylinder and tied. » Vanstone, James W. "The Speck Collection of Montagnais Material Culture from the Lower St. Lawrence Drainage, Quebec." Fieldiana. Anthropology. New Series, No. 5 (October 29, 1982), p.8-9.

Culture
Ilnu, Montagnais and Innu
Material
birch bark
Made in
Pekuakami, Lac Saint-Jean, Lake St. John, Labrador, Canada
Holding Institution
The Field Museum
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